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Production Efficiency and Diversification in Mexican Coffee-Producing Districts
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
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December 1, 2007
- Author:
- Vedenov, Dmitry; Houston, Jack; Cardenas, Gabriela
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Copyright informationCopyright Southern Agricultural Economics Association Dec 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Coffee production system is analyzed for 24 municipios (districts) in Veracruz, Mexico, from 1997 to 2002. A stochastic frontier approach is used to estimate an input distance function and to evaluate production efficiency. Results show the production process to be stable over time despite global price fluctuations. Production of staple crop (corn) with either coffee or other cash crops results in increased efficiency as a result of the economies of complementarity, while production of coffee with other cash crops leads to lower efficiency. Factors contributing to higher efficiency included higher population density, road availability, and higher altitude, typically associated with ...
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Colombian Coffee Production Drops in First Half of 2001
Xinhua News Agency;
July 7, 2001 ;
121 words
...Colombian coffee production dropped 8.2 percent...year, the National Coffee Producers Federation said...June, Colombia's coffee production amounted to 718...production put coffee producers in a more difficult...
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RURAL PRODUCERS FORECAST SHARP DECLINE IN MEXICAN COFFEE PRODUCTION FOR...
SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico;
May 19, 1993 ;
203 words
......international market have forced producers to cut coffee production estimates for the 1992-1993 season from...According to Salvador Perez Martin, the CNPR's coffee producers representative, this will be the fourth year in a row with coffee production declines. He told the government ...
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Angola's annual coffee production rises to 5,000 tons despite difficulties
Xinhua News Agency;
January 17, 2007 ;
214 words
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1992's Coffee Production Only 421,000 Tons: Indonesia
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter;
July 26, 1993 ;
211 words
......In 1987, Indonesia's overall coffee production reached 388,669 tons. In 1992...years, Indonesia's overall coffee production rose at an average annual rate of 1.6%. Indonesia's coffee production has continued to increase with...
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Colombian Coffee Production Falls
Xinhua English Newswire;
July 19, 1999 ;
76 words
...Coffee production in Colombia went down in the first six months of 1999 by 23 percent...compared with the same period in 1998, said the National Federation of Coffee Producers on Monday. From January to June of 1999, Colombia produced 4.26...
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COLOMBIA-COMMODITIES: COFFEE PRODUCTION DROPS, PRICES CLIMB
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
May 20, 1997 ;
Yadira Ferrer;
530 words
......05-20-1997 BOGOTA, May 19 (IPS) -- Colombian coffee producers are pleased with the current rise in international...Gutierrez, head of the National Federation of Coffee Producers (Fedecafe). Fedecafe, which implements the policy outlined by the National Committee of Coffee Producers, ...
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PRESIDENT SALINAS ANNOUNCES US$350 MILLION IN NEW ASSISTANCE FOR COFFEE...
SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico;
February 23, 1994 ;
451 words
......and loans--to 259,000 small-scale coffee producers. Many of the small-scale producers...Nacional Agricola, PNA) which forecast coffee production to decline to just 2.2 million bags...Other problems have also affected coffee production, such as disease and insect infestations...
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Tanzanian govt. incentive brings about coffee production increase
Xinhua News Agency;
August 27, 2004 ;
167 words
......incentive brings about coffee production increase DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's coffee production is predicted to increase...5 million US dollars on coffee production and processing in the course...
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Angola seeks to boost coffee production
Xinhua News Agency;
November 27, 2007 ;
141 words
...Angola seeks to boost coffee production LUANDA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Angolan government has worked hard to boost coffee production to regain its leading coffee production position in the world, Angola's official news agency reported on Monday...
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Colombia's Coffee Production Increases in 2000
Xinhua News Agency;
January 13, 2001 ;
148 words
...Colombia's coffee production rose to 10.6 million sacks (one sack equals 60 kilograms...with 1999's 9.1 million sacks, the National Federation of Coffee Producers said Friday. The growth is attributed to a crop renovation...
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U.S. Announces Financial Aid for Colombian Coffee Producers
Xinhua English Newswire;
March 3, 1999 ;
93 words
......Wednesday said that her country will provide 10 million U.S. dollars to help Colombian coffee producers. Reno offered the aid after she visited the coffee production area affected by the earthquake in January. Reno, who flew over the area, in the...
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Coffee production rises by 40 pct in Nepal this year
Xinhua News Agency;
July 1, 2007 ;
197 words
...Coffee production rises by 40 pct in Nepal this...percent rise this year in organic coffee production compared to last year, The Kathmandu...regional office as saying that coffee production this year has soared to 391 tons...
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Angola to Revitalize Coffee Production
Xinhua News Agency;
May 1, 2001 ;
116 words
......making efforts to revitalize its coffee production through the application of new advanced...cultivation and production of coffee. The coffee production in Angola hit a record high in 1974...reports said, adding however the coffee production was dragged down by the country's...
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Coffee producers form cartel to boost coffee prices
Automatic Merchandiser;
September 1, 1993 ;
137 words
......recently signed an agreement to withhold 20 percent of coffee production beginning Oct. 1 in an attempt to raise world coffee prices...representatives announced creation of the International Coffee Producers Association, which will promote coffee consumption, improve...
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